Aspen in winter

Observed: 13th January 2013 By: Rachy Ramone

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Added: 14th January 2013

Description:

Tall, upright trunk, grey bark with rows and rows of diamond-shaped lenticels.
Buds alternate, held on short stalks: buds brown and a little shiny.
Plenty of leaf litter for corroboration: leaves almost round, with crinkly edges, look like mince pie lids.
Branch habit a bit untidy, quite open.
Lovely in summer, when the leaves all rustle and clatter.

The North American Aspen (Populus tremuloides) is very similar - unfortunately some of the planting stock from nurseries is of hybrid origin, so establishing whether it was planted or is completely natural could be of assistance.